Bartolomé de las Casas vs William Tyndale
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Compare the life timelines of Bartolomé de las Casas (1484–1566) and William Tyndale (1494–1536) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 42 years, from 1494 to 1536.
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Bartolomé de las Casas (1484–1566)
- — Born in Seville, Spain Verified
- — Emigrated to Hispaniola in the expedition of Nicolás de Ovando Verified
- — Ordained a priest, among the first ordinations in the Americas Verified
- — Renounced his encomienda and began advocating for Indigenous peoples Verified
- — Entered the Dominican Order Verified
- — Wrote A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies Verified
- — Helped secure passage of the New Laws limiting the encomienda system Verified
- — Consecrated Bishop of Chiapas Verified
- — Debated Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda at Valladolid on the treatment of Indigenous peoples Verified
- — Died in Madrid, Spain Verified
William Tyndale (1494–1536)
- — Born in Gloucestershire, England Verified
- — Received his Bachelor of Arts from Magdalen Hall, Oxford Verified
- — Served as tutor in the household of Sir John Walsh at Little Sodbury Verified
- — Sought support in London for an English Bible translation Verified
- — Left England for the continent Verified
- — Published the first printed English New Testament at Worms Verified
- — Published The Obedience of a Christian Man Verified
- — Published his English translation of the Pentateuch Verified
- — Betrayed and arrested in Antwerp Verified
- — Executed at Vilvoorde Verified